Chinese University Teachers' Digital Literacy Framework Study

Chinese university teachers self-assessed their digital literacy, with the UTDL-6D framework comprising six dimensions, where technical operational skills were strongest and ethical and innovative dimensions weakest. 520 teachers participated, the study did not validate AI capabilities but highlighted the lowest scores in areas critical for AI education.

The study shows that core competencies required for AI education scored lowest among university teachers, which may affect the effective integration of AI in higher education. Low scores in AI education-critical ethical and design competencies Teachers' self-assessment indicates AI-related capabilities were not directly measured